proper noun · femininefirst declension
Cappadocia
Cappadocia f sg (genitive Cappadociae)
Classical[kap.paˈdɔ.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[kap.paˈdɔː.t͡ʃi.a]
Meaning
- femininesingularCappadocia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey)
- femininesingularCappadocia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cappadocia | — |
| genitive | Cappadociae | — |
| dative | Cappadociae | — |
| accusative | Cappadociam | — |
| ablative | Cappadociā | — |
| vocative | Cappadocia | — |
Cappădŏcĭa, ae, f., = Καππαδοκία,
I. a country of Asia Minor, north of Cilicia, between the Taurus and Pontus, now called Caramania, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8 sq.; Cic. Agr. 2, 21, 55; id. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Fam. 15, 2, 1 sq.; Curt. 3, 1, 24; Nep. Eum. 2, 2.—
II. Derivv.
A. Cappădox, ŏcis, m., = Καππάδοξ, a Cappaaocian, Cic. Red. in Sen. 6, 14.—In plur., Mel. 1, 2, 5; 3, 8, 5; Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 9; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 39; Gr. acc. Cappadŏcas, Pers. 6, 77;
appos. equi, Veg. 4, 6, 3. —B. Cappădŏcus, a, um, adj., of Cappadocia, Cappadocian:
gens, Col. 10, 184; Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 6: catastae, Mart. 10, 76; cf. Pers. 6, 77: sal, Col. 6, 17, 7; cf. Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 73 sq.: lactuca, Col. 10, 191; cf. id. 10, 184; also absol. Cappadoca, Mart. 5, 78. —C. Cappădŏcĭus, a, um, adj., Cappadocian:
lactuca, Col. 11, 3, 26; cf. the preced.: zizipha, Plin. 21, 9, 27, § 51.—D. CAPPADOCICVSEXERCITVS, upon a coin of Adrian, in Eckh. Doct. Num. 6, p. 493.—
E. Cap-pădŏcarchĭa, ae, f., = Καππαδοκαρχια, the priest's office in Cappadocia, Dig. 27, 1, 6.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /katpatuka/).